On Saturday night (November 1), passengers travelling on an LNER (London North Eastern Railway) Doncaster to London train were attacked in a mass stabbing.
Eleven people received treatment in hospital following the attack, and two British men in their thirties were initially arrested.
Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough, was charged today with 10 counts of attempted murder, while the other man has been released with no further action.
Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough, will appear in court today charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following the major incident in Huntingdon.
He’s charged with another count of attempted murder re a separate incident in east London. More ⬇️ https://t.co/MAHJFcmxNQ pic.twitter.com/WUKiCqBAq8
— British Transport Police (@BTP) November 3, 2025
The train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire shortly after the attack took place, which caused disruption to services.
National Rail shared that Great Northern services between London Kings Cross and Peterborough were impacted over the weekend, while LNER routes through Lincoln, Doncaster, Leeds, Bradford Forster Square and Harrogate also faced disruption.
Alongside that, an Avanti West Coast train travelling from Glasgow to London has derailed near Shap in Cumbria today (Monday).
The 4.28am service came off the tracks at around 6.10am, with there being approximately 85 passengers onboard, plus train staff.
Police have confirmed no casualties have been reported, while four people suffered minor injuries.
Are LNER and Great Northern trains impacted today?
In a message on social media, LNER shared that they expected to run as normal today, but still advised customers to check their journey details.
ℹ️ #LNERUpdate We expect to run a normal service today. We still recommend checking your journey closer to the time, using our journey checker. If you have an Advance Single ticket then please travel on your booked service. Travel information updates: https://t.co/o0hAZZ3XYh
— London North Eastern Railway (@LNER) November 3, 2025
They said: “We expect to run a normal service today. We still recommend checking your journey closer to the time, using our journey checker.
“If you have an Advance Single ticket then please travel on your booked service.”
Meanwhile, due to Huntingdon station still being shut there is continued disruption on Great Northern Line trains.
Passengers are advised to use rail replacement buses if travelling between Huntingdon and Peterborough and vice versa.
If you are travelling from Huntingdon to Peterborough, or from Peterborough to Huntingdon…
Please use rail replacement buses as advertised on https://t.co/IkKEN3Snsc
This journey takes an approximate 30 minutes and the buses are scheduled to run every half hour.
If you…
— Great Northern (@GNRailUK) November 3, 2025
If passengers are looking to travel from Huntingdon towards London, the operator shared: “Please use rail replacement buses to St Neots and change for onwards train travel.
“The journey by bus takes 25minutes and these buses are running half hourly. Please allow additional time to travel.”
If people are travelling from the direction of London/Stevenage to Huntingdon, then alight at St Neots and take the rail replacement bus from there.
Are Avanti West Coast trains impacted today?
Avanti West Coast has shared that due to the derailment in Cumbria, all lines are blocked north of Preston.
⚠️All lines are blocked north of Preston due to a derailed train between Penrith North Lakes and Oxenholme Lake District. Please do not attempt to travel north of Preston today.
We will continue to update our website with further information, but it is likely there will be a…
— Avanti West Coast (@AvantiWestCoast) November 3, 2025
In a message on social media, it shared: “Customers with tickets for journeys north of Preston dated 3 November will be able to use their tickets tomorrow (4 November) on any Avanti West Coast service via the same route.”
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Ticket acceptance is in place for alternative routes with other operators, which are:
- Between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh with LNER
- Between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central with ScotRail
- Between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street with Cross Country
Avanti West Coast added: “If you abandoned your journey as a result of the disruption, then you can claim a fee-free refund from where you bought your ticket.
“If you continued with your journey but were delayed by 15 minutes or more, you can claim Delay Repay compensation from the train company you travelled with.”
